Analysis of According To The Formulas Of Ancient Grecosyrian Magi
Constantine P. Cavafy 1863 (Alexandria) – 1933 (Alexandria)
"What distillate can be discovered from herbs
of a witching brew," said an aesthete,
"what distillate prepared according
to the formulas of ancient Grecosyrian magi
which for a day (if no longer
its potency can last), or even for a short time
can bring my twenty three years to me
again; can bring my friend of twenty two
to me again -- his beauty, his love.
"What distillate prepared according
to the formulas of ancient Grecosyrian magi
which, in bringing back these things,
can also bring back our little room."
| Scheme | xxABxxxxx ABxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101101011 101011110 11001010 10100110110 11011110 1100111101011 111101111 0111111101 110111011 11001010 10100110110 1010111 1101110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 522 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 204 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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